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If you are looking for a flight deal from Christchurch to Queenstown, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Queenstown, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Wednesday is the most expensive.

The cheapest month for flights from Christchurch to Queenstown is November, where tickets cost $223 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $473 and $429 respectively.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at $250 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Christchurch to Queenstown, you should book around 7 weeks before departure, which saves you about 56% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Christchurch to Queenstown were found on Air New Zealand ($221) and Jetstar ($346).

There is just one airline that flies from Christchurch to Queenstown direct and that is Air New Zealand. The best return deal found from Air New Zealand for the route is $158.

Weekly flights between Christchurch and Queenstown historically see delays in approximately 9% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 71 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the early afternoon have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Wednesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Monday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Air New Zealand have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 9% of their flights encountering any delays.

There is only one cabin class option available for the route, which is Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 3 and 4 direct flights that take off from Christchurch and land in Queenstown, with an average flight time of 1h 10m. The most common departure time is 12:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 24 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Thursday, when 17% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Monday.